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March 2008 - Posts

Kathleen Edwards, the Eels, and Avril Lavigne

by Heather Bouzan | March 25, 2008

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 She’s never done a stint in rehab, chucked an electronic device at her assistant, or made out with Jared Leto (as far as we know). In fact, there’s no scandal to report. But we just like her. For no more reason than the fact that her... Read More »

Filed under: Music, venue:Paradise Rock Club, venue:Somerville Theatre, Venue:Agganis Arena

Set sale: Boutique Fabulous, Injeanius, Moxie, and more

by Katelyn Harding | March 25, 2008

Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): through April 1, 25 percent off select jewelry. Injeanius (441 Hanover Street, Boston, 617.523.5326): through March 31, up to 50 percent off denim, tops, and sweaters. Luna Boston (205... Read More »

Filed under: Style, venue:Injeanius, venue:Boutique Fabulous, Venue:Luna Boston, Venue:Moxie

Upperbar at Caprice, Entourage Saturdays at Venu, and Counterpoint at the Good Life

by Heather Bouzan | March 25, 2008

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 & APRIL 4 We may be living in an age of mash-up tracks and ’80s cover bands, but the house music scene is still kicking in Boston. Our proof? The recently launched Upperbar , held Friday nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. upstairs at Caprice... Read More »

Filed under: Liquid, Venue:Venu, Venue:Caprice, Venue:Good Life

Luxury for Export at the Gardner, Street Level at the ICA, and Elections and Erections at the Club at Zero Arrow Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | March 25, 2008

THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 4 By our definition, “luxury goods” are the items we’ve splurged on at Barneys — but it wasn’t quite so for the citizens of India and Portugal around the year 1600. Now an exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (280 The... Read More »

Filed under: venue:Institute for Contemporary Art, Venue:Club at Zero Arrow Theatre, Venue:Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Drawn to scale: Design guru Dennis Duffy dishes on his new retail venture

by Heather Bouzan | March 25, 2008

DENNIS DUFFY, principal of award-winning interior-design firm Duffy Design Group, has worked on chi-chi celebrity condos (Manny Ramirez at the Ritz), swank restaurants (Rocca), and more. Although Duffy’s services aren’t in the cards for our “cozy” one... Read More »

Filed under: Venue:D Scale

Pubs and pucks

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008

Every once in a while we meet a random athlete — and by “meet,” we mean “see on TV” — who makes us think, “Damn, we would love to have a beer with that guy.” That dream could become a reality on April 5 at the Bruins Pub Crawl . Anthem Entertainment is... Read More »

Filed under: Liquid, Venue:Fours

For Bargument's sake

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008

We’re out so much that, after a while, the requisite bar chatter (“Who’s he here with?”, “What is she wearing?”, “Check out the ass on that one!”) tends to get old. But that was only until we got our hands on a copy of Barguments (Simon Spotlight Entertainment... Read More »

Filed under: Liquid

Get the blues

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008

Who says you have to stick to your same old urban standbys when you want a night’s escape at a chic hotel? New from the InterContinental Hotels Group is the Hotel Indigo (399 Grove Street, Newton, 617.969.5300), located not in Back Bay or the Seaport... Read More »

Filed under: Venue:Hotel Indigo

Great Scotch

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008

Nothing says old-school luxury better than sipping a smooth, belly-warming pour of Scotch. Now that kind of high class is available to us regular folk with a Dewar’s-sponsored Scotch tasting at Vinalia (34 Summer Street, Boston, 617.737.1777). On April... Read More »

Filed under: Restaurants, Liquid, Venue:Vinalia

Margarita Druker@Night: A real gem

by Erin Byers Murray | March 24, 2008

BECAUSE SHE’S already surrounded by fine, glittery goods at Persona Jewelry+, Margarita Druker splurges on travel, incredible meals, and “a really amazing pair of shoes.” She and her partner Gary Shteyman just opened a store inside San Francisco’s Four... Read More »

Filed under: SAN Home, Venue:Persona Jewelry+

Big night: Sensible splurging for an evening on the town

by Erica Corsano | March 24, 2008

TO SAVE or to splurge: that is the question. But the concept of splurging is a relative one. After visiting several of the city’s most luxurious boutiques (and being presented with a “steal” of a pink crocodile handbag for the bargain-basement price of... Read More »

Filed under: Style, Venue:Dorfman Jewelers, Venue:Neiman Marcus, Venue:Barneys New York

Hassle-free hair

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008

As everyone knows, Newbury Street is a salon mecca. But when it comes to where to put our wheels during our cut and color, our parking karma is perpetually off. Enter the Anthony Capalino Salon (5 Middlesex Avenue, Somerville, 617.625.2887), which recently... Read More »

Filed under: Style, Venue:Anthony Capalino Salon

Garden variety

by Heather Bouzan | March 24, 2008

You might say the owners of DJ’s at the Garden (222 Friend Street, Boston, 617.723.3222) are obsessed with the old Boston Garden. But really, is that such a bad thing? DJ’s, which opened in the West End, is determined to bring exceptional eats, a great... Read More »

Filed under: Restaurants, Liquid, Feed, SAN Home, Venue:Garden

Megan and Moria Flynn@Night: Sister Act

by Erin Byers Murray | March 10, 2008

AS THE TEAM behind M. Flynn Accessories, Megan and Moria Flynn spend more time together than most sisters do. Luckily, there's no sibling rivalry here. Together, the two have brought their handbags and accessories from local boutiques such as Turtle... Read More »

Filed under: Night, Restaurants, Liquid, Life, Style

Set Sale: Boutique Fabulous, Crush Boutique, Float, and more

by Katelyn Harding | March 10, 2008

Boutique Fabulous (1309 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, 617.864.0656): through April 1, 25 percent off select jewelry. Crush Boutique (131 Charles Street, Boston, 617.720.0010): through March 31, 50 to 70 percent off all winter merchandise. Float (267 Harvard... Read More »